diff --git a/ios/RNPhotoView.m b/ios/RNPhotoView.m
index b14c46f..35a418a 100644
--- a/ios/RNPhotoView.m
+++ b/ios/RNPhotoView.m
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ - (void)setSource:(NSDictionary *)source {
             return;
         }
         _source = source;
-        NSURL *imageURL = [NSURL URLWithString:uri];
+        NSURL *imageURL = [NSURL URLWithString:[uri stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
         
         if (![[uri substringToIndex:4] isEqualToString:@"http"]) {
             @try {